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To [William Sharpey]   [1853–72?]1

but I will do so, if he is not on list. When proposed Hooker will enquire if he can attend; but he does not like to enquire, without he knows that at least he is proposed.—2

In Haste to catch Post— | My dear sir | Yours very truly | C. Darwin

Incomplete

1
The addressee is conjectured from the provenance, and the date range from Sharpey’s tenure as secretary of the Royal Society of London.
2
Joseph Dalton Hooker. The other man referred to and what he was proposed for is not known.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13892,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13892